Canal Barons: The Early Industrial Revolution
A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Some barges are not self-propelled and must be towed or pushed by towboats. Canal barges, towed by draft animals on an adjacent towpath, contended with the railway in the early Industrial Revolution, but were outcompeted in the carriage of high-value items due to the higher speed, falling costs and route flexibility of railways.
Barge is attested from 1300, from Old French barge, from Vulgar Latin barge. The word originally could refer to any small boat; the modern meaning arose around 1480.
These types of boats carried high-value items during its period of time due to the higher speed, falling costs, and route flexibility of railways. (Tobacco, cattle,
Barge is attested from 1300, from Old French barge, from Vulgar Latin barge. The word originally could refer to any small boat; the modern meaning arose around 1480.
These types of boats carried high-value items during its period of time due to the higher speed, falling costs, and route flexibility of railways. (Tobacco, cattle,